Improvement in sash-holders



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. I

EMILIUS ENOS, OF RAGINE, WISCONSIN.

IMPROVEMENT IN SASH-HOLDERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent N o. 184,76, dated November28, 1876; application filed October 24, 1876.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, EMILIUS ENos, of, Racine, in the county of Racineand State of Wisconsin, have invented certain Improvements inSash-Fasteners, of which the following is a specification:

My invention consists in a yielding pressurebar mounted in the face ofthe sash, and connected with two operating-levers, one of which is alsoarranged to play endwise, and serve as a bolt for securing the sashfirmlyin place.

Figure 1 represents a face view of a sash having two of my fasteningsapplied to its opposite sides, one side being shown in section in orderto expose the fastening to view. Fig. 2 represents an edge view of thesash, showing the fastening therein and the frame against which itbears; Fig. 3, a horizontal cross-section through one side of the sash,showing the manner in which my pressurebar is mounted therein.

Arepresents a sash of ordinary construction, and B the window-frame, inwhich the sash is mounted and arranged to slide. 0 represents mypressure bar or strip, mounted in a recess made for the purpose in theouter front corner of the sash, and pressed outward from the sash towardthe outside of the building by means of a spring, D, which is secured tothe inside of the bar, and arranged to bear in the bottom .of the recessin the sash, as

, shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The spring, bearing against and forcing thebar outward against the frame, serves to retain the sash by the frictionproduced in any position in which it may be placed, the upper sash beingpressed against the parting-strip, and the lower sash against the insidestrip of the frame, in such manner as to prevent wind and dust fromentering, and to keep the sash from rattling.

For the purpose of relieving the bar G from pressure, and drawing itinward in order to release the sash, I mount in the edge of the latteran elbow-lever, E, bearing at one end in an eye, a, secured to thespring, as shown in Fig. 2. Laterally through the side rail of the sashI extend a pivoted lover or bolt, F, hearing at its outer end under thefree end .shown and described.

of the elbow-lever, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, so that by depressing theinner end of the lever F its outer end is caused to actuate theelbow-lever, and thereby draw the spring and bar inward.

In order to provide for locking the sash securely up or down, so that itcannot be moved from the outside, the lever F is provided with alongitudinal slot to receive its pivot, so that it can be moved endwisethereon, and its outer end thereby thrust into a hole made for thepurpose in the window-frame, as shown in Fig. 8.

It will be seen that by thus slotting the lever and giving it a playendwise it is made to serve the two purposes of operating thepressure-spring, and of looking the sash in' Q position.

It is obvious that the bar 0 may be omitted, and the spring permitted tobear directly against the frame; but it is not considered desirable-soto do.

It is also obvious that instead of pivoting the elbow-lever to the sash,as shown in the drawing, it may be applied to the metal plate 0, whichis screwed to the edge of the sash to cover the lever E, and sustain theend of the lever F, when the latter is employed as a locking-bolt.

I am aware that friction-springs, and also a friction-spring with alever, have before been used, and therefore Ido not claim them, broad-1y; but,

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- 1. The spring D,arranged to press at right angles to the plane of the sash, incombination with-the levers E F, the latter being arranged to playendwise, all substantially as 2. The combination of the spring D and bar0, arranged to press at right angles to the plane of the sash, with thelevers E and F, all constructed to operate as described.

EMILIUS ENOS. Witnesses:

ELBERT 0. HAND,

HENRY V. VAN PELT.

